Tag: opinion
Last Call to Cut Child Poverty
Now that the dust is settling after midterm election results that surprised many pundits—who had probably not taken into account the sophistication of the US electorate in its understanding that current inflationary pressures and...
Vote Against Child Poverty
As we approach the midterm elections in the US, policies and agendas are being debated and scrutinized, but there is one issue on which nearly everyone can agree—the richest nation in the world should...
Opinion: Ready for the World
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and its new superintendent, former Miami-Dade boss Alberto Carvalho, recently unveiled their new strategic plan for the next four years, titled “Ready for the World,” which...
Opinion: Listen to Teachers
As teachers and students prepare for the new school year, many school administrators are scrambling to fill vacancies,...
Let Teachers Be the Influencers
A recent NEA survey found that 55% of all educators plan to leave the profession earlier than expected due to pandemic-related stress.In just two years’ time, the US is expected to have about 200,000 fewer...
Learn Local, Think Global
Our concept of global education needs to adapt more quickly to the reality of our increasingly interconnected...
Make the School Day Longer?
Will extra time in school help children make up for instruction lost because of the pandemic? The...
Pluralism of Nouns
People who grow up speaking English never have to worry about one of the odder parts of our grammar: noncount nouns (also called mass nouns).These are words like sand or butter that don’t have usual plural forms, don’t use indefinite articles...
Hearts and Minds
As the Russian army proceeds with its invasion of Ukraine, our natural inclination to defend the weaker, younger, more democratic nation against its aggressive, giant, authoritarian neighbor is suppressed by the fear that any...
Challenging the Neutrality Myth of EdTech
Media technology has been introduced into classrooms at least since the time of educational filmstrips. Later, private media companies began providing schools with “free” equipment that could broadcast their content, introducing commercials into one...